Sousa vs Wilde

Who won Sousa vs Wilde?

Manoel Sousa beat Tim Wilde by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 22nd March 2024 at SSE Arena in Belfast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Sousa vs Wilde stats

Manoel Sousa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Tim Wilde made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Manoel Sousa's 2nd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Tim Wilde marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Manoel Sousa's Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Tim Wilde's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Sousa had an advantage in power over Wilde, with a 60% knock out percentage over Wilde's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sousa had a large advantage over Wilde, boasting a 30% submission rate over Wilde's 6%.

Manoel Sousa was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Wilde had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sousa. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Sousa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 2 months later than Wilde, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 21 to Wilde's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Wilde had been fighting more than Manoel Sousa.

Going to this contest, Manoel Sousa had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 18 days ago, while Tim Wilde's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 1 day ago.

What were the odds on Sousa vs Wilde?

Manoel Sousa was a 5/6 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Tim Wilde made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.